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(Brockton native Joe Lauzon, a UFC lightweight fighter and member of the cast of TUF 5, will give exclusive insight to bostonherald.com readers immediately following each week’s episode. Here is his commentary on Episode 2.)

A post-fight urinalysis conducted for April 5 UFC Fight Night headliner Melvin Guillard has allegedly tested positive for cocaine metabolite, said the Nevada State Athletic Commission today – a first for a mixed martial arts athlete in the State.Source
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Guillard (20-6-2 MMA, 3-2 UFC), who was submitted via guillotine choke in just 27 seconds, tested positive for cocaine metabolite, according to the Nevada State Athletic Commission, which conducted the test.

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Nokaut: With the purchase of PRIDE the big talk isn’t so much your next title fight, instead the big name popping up is Fedor. What are your thoughts there?
Randy: I think contrary to what most people think, Fedor has his hands full with Matt Lindland here this weekend [laughs]. Matt is one of those junkyard dogs that doesn’t go away easily and has a tendency to make everybody’s fights look terrible. You can’t count Matt out, even if he still loses but makes a good fight out of it, it is still a win-win for him. I think Fedor is, no question, pound for pound probably the best fighter in the world right now and with the two organizations sort of coming under the same ownership it certainly opens the possibility for me to fight him. I got into this to fight the best guys so if I get to fight him I’ll be all over that.

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So what can be done? A national governing body would be ideal and, to a certain degree, I think that might be what the UFC will be aiming at, as I know they have been talking to the UK boxing governing body with regards to regulations. But at present, we don’t have the sport monitoring that the US has. I think it will only be a matter of time before this develops and takes hold, I just hope that someone doesn’t get seriously hurt before a change in the proceedings.

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Former Chuck Liddell squeeze and host of The Ultimate Fighter Willa Ford has agreed to play the role of Anna Nicole Smith in a new independent film, which was recently announced by the movie’s producers.

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On April 28, “PRIDE Fighting Decade: The First 10 Years” will air on Pay-Per-View (PPV).
Of course, the Ferttitta brothers — who are majority owners of the UFC — recently purchased the Japanese mixed martial arts promotion.
I figure this special looks like a solid piece for UFC fans to get up to speed on what makes the acquisition of PRIDE such a huge deal. And the highlights appear to be killer.

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“I saw what he did and don’t worry, it’s in my mind. I can’t wait to have a chance to fight him. When I knocked him out, I didn’t laugh at him and make fun of the situation.”
– On MMAWeekly.com former UFC welterweight champion Georges St. Pierre addresses the reaction from Matt Hughes in the stands at UFC 69 after Matt Serra defeated St. Pierre for the 170-pound title.

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For the first installment, we've got Nick "The Goat" Thompson. Nick will be fighting Saturday for the BodogFight Welterweight Championship against undefeated Eddie Alvarez at the ICE Palace in Russia. The following are Nick's responses:

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NEW YORK and COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., April 12, 2007 - The International Fight League (OTC.BB: IFLI), the world's first team-based professional mixed martial arts league, and USA Wrestling, the National Governing Body for wrestling in the United States, today announced a strategic partnership between the two organizations aimed at increasing the awareness level and creating unique grassroots programs and branding opportunities for both groups.

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Tito Ortiz was in Los Angeles on Monday to celebrate the birthday of his girlfriend Jenna Jameson at Forty Deuce. Paris Hilton was also on hand for the affair in which Ortiz got on stage and sang Happy Birthday to his girlfriend off-key and ended it with the always classic "and many more on Channel 4" routine
anyone else tired of hearing about tito v. the pronstar. and apparently he is kicking it w/ britaney spears too. lol

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“I’m just trying to build up as much as I can," Lindland tells Bodog Sports. "I’m not going to stress on getting too heavy. It’s not going to be the key to this fight. I think I need to out move and out hustle him and come in better shape."